Kurt Gödel

by Solomon Feferman

Book Overview

Kurt G del (1906-1978) did groundbreaking work that transformed logic and other important aspects of our understanding of mathematics, especially his proof of the incompleteness of formalized arithmetic. This book on different aspects of his work and on subjects in which his ideas have contemporary resonance includes papers from a May 2006 symposium celebrating G del's centennial as well as papers from a 2004 symposium. Proof theory, set theory, philosophy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521115140
• ISBN13: 9780521115148
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"